What it is: A highly concentrated, oil-free serum to visibly even skin tone for a brighter-looking complexion—shown to be 62 times more powerful than vitamin C.
Skin Type: Normal and Combination
Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Dullness, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity
Formulation: Lightweight Serum
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Patented Vine Sap-Derived Viniferine: An ingredient 62 times more effective than vitamin C that visibly brightens, diminishes dark spots, and evens skin tone.
- Olive Squalane: Delivers non-greasy hydration and moisture.
- Biomimetic Emulsifier: Enhances Viniferine’s visibly brightening efficacy.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: Discover Caudalie’s cult-favorite visibly brightening serum—now 3.9 times more effective, PEG-free, and in sustainable packaging. The lightweight formula visibly corrects discoloration due to sun damage, acne scars, age, and melasma for all skin tones. It is also non-photosensitizing and suitable for even the most sensitive skin.
As part of its repack revolution, Caudalie is committed to zero-waste packaging by 2022. All packaging will be 100 percent recycled, recyclable, or refillable while using less plastic, paper, and metal.
Clinical Results: In an in-vitro test of the inhibiting action of Viniferine on tyrosinase:
- Viniferine was 62 times more effective than vitamin C
In a clinical study of 65 volunteers, after 56 days:
97% saw their skin tone visibly even after 1 bottle
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When you see our Clean + Planet Positive seal, this brand`s products are formulating without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and environment. They also address ingredients clients are concerned about, including phthalates, formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers, oxybenzone and octinoxate, hydroquinone, triclosan, coal tar, methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone, insoluble plastic microbeads, and more: For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab.
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-Patented Vine Sap-Derived Viniferine: An ingredient 62 times more effective than vitamin C that visibly brightens, diminishes dark spots, and evens skin tone.
-Olive Squalane: Delivers non-greasy hydration and moisture.
-Biomimetic Emulsifier: Enhances Viniferine’s visibly brightening efficacy.
Aqua/Water/Eau, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Cococaprylate/Caprate, Squalane, Palmitoyl Grapevine Shoot Extract, Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, Bisabolol, Glyceryl Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Potassium Sorbate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Citric Acid, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum (Fragrance).
Clean at Sephora products are formulated without the following banned or restricted ingredients (please see Clean at Sephora landing page for full list of specific restrictions and allowances by category – this is not an exhaustive list):
Acrylates, Aluminum Salts, Animal Musks/Fats/Oils, Benzophenones and related compounds, Butoxyethanol, Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), Butylated hydroxytulolene (BHT) under 0.1% , Carbon Black or Black 2, Coal Tar, Ethanolamines, Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde Releasing Agents, Hydroquinone, Lead and Lead Acetate, Mercury + Mercury Compounds (Thimerisol), Methoxyethanol, Methyl Cellosolve, Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone, Mineral Oil, Nanomaterials (restrictions for specific nanomaterials only), Oxybenzone, Parabens, Petrolatum and Parrafin (USP grade only), Phenoxyethanol under 1%, Phthalates, Plastic Microbeads, Polyacrylamide & Acrylamide, Resorcinol, Retinyl Palmitate, Styrene, Sulfates, Talc (no detection of asbestos) , Toluene, Triclosan and Triclocarban, Undisclosed Synthetic Fragrance (under 1% and formulated without Acetaldehyde, Acetone, Acetonitrile, Benzalkonium chloride, BPA, EDTA, Methylene chloride, PTFE, PFOA), 1, 4, Dioxane (ingredients must comply with impurity thresholds), Octinoxate, PFAS compounds, Nitromusks and Polycyclic Musks, Ethoxylated Ingredients (including PEGS or polyethylene glycol must meet contamination limits for 1’4 Dioxane and ethylene oxide), Cyclic Silicones, EDTA and derivatives (allowed if no technical substitute under 0.2%)
Suggested Usage:
-Apply morning and evening to your face, neck, and décolleté.
-Follow with Vinoperfect Instant Brightening Moisturizer with Niacinamide (sold separately) for better results.
Recycling Instructions:
-Bottle is recyclable.
-Dropper is recyclable through TerraCycle®.